freemandnj973 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Having issues with high nitrate 40ppm(20ppm post w/c on 8/22), hair algae, bryopsis and some cyano in a 4 gallon so I ordered the Pro Bio S and dosed a full dropper of bacteria and 2ml of vinegar on 8/23. Each day after I did 2ml vinegar and 2 drops Pro Bio S and as of this morning 8/27 nitrates undetectable with API and phosphate 0.03 This stuff works as advertised and with a lee's cc protein skimmer and no special media I dropped nitrates within 5 days. I paid $10 on Foster&Smith and for something so cheap it works I highly recommend it Link to comment
Sherman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 You never use with NP Pro or Pro F as recomended? Instead you use vinegar and it work. Great. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 let us know if algae and cyano go away soon Link to comment
freemandnj973 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yeah just vinegar. I had to stop dosing because a massive dinoflagellate bloom just popped up and carbon apparently fuels it which seems to be true in my case. But yes vinegar worked for me with the Pro Bio S. Cyano gone and hair algae turned brown and white within 2 days of stripping the water of nitrate and phosphate. Link to comment
Sherman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Wow Pro S will cause dinoflagellate? Link to comment
freemandnj973 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 No it won't. It was brought in from frags and I created the environment for it to show up. The Pro S helped me drop nitrate and phosphate and in doing so I starved the hair algae and bryopsis which alliwed the dinos to have a non competitive environment. Link to comment
Sherman Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thank You for clarifying. For a moment I thought Pro Bio S is the cause of dinoflagellate. Now I can use it safely Link to comment
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